Quotes
We must not waste time talking of peace on these terms. All it will do is give our enemy time to prepare for the next offensive in one or two years’ time. The Russians will not be satisfied until they capture all of Ukraine.”
However, Col Prokopenko said I like to challenge myself and I was determined they would not break me,
Their names are not forgotten. Today, every battle, every shot and every step we take is aimed at one thing — bringing the captured Azov men home. And until this happens, we will not stop fighting. We will bring everyone back.”
Col Prokopenko says of the Azov POWS I am very proud and grateful for all she has done for me and my men.”
We had expected to die in Mariupol with our rifles in our hands and we may still have an opportunity to die with our rifles in our hands.”
In the words of Lt Col Krotevych Is it possible to make a deal with a rabid dog that is trying to bite you?” ... Right now, it is a war of exhaustion. Russia is exhausted too but they try to hide it. I firmly believe that if we stay strong, Russia will break down first.”
Lt Col Krotevych was more blunt ... He added There is no honour in being cruel to someone who cannot respond,
My four months in solitary confinement were very hard. I would rather have taken regular beatings than not knowing what was happening to my brothers – my fellow soldiers,
The enemy uses such videos to intimidate and demoralise Ukrainians. However, this only strengthens our resolve to bring everyone who commits such inhuman atrocities to justice,
Some of you got your heads blown off today after our attack. It’s going to be like that every time we meet.”
The 12-second video, posted by the Russian far-right and neo-Nazi Rusich Group on Friday, features a man in military uniform pointing to a severed head mounted on a spike, saying Before the surrender, the Ukrainian military contacted us through the FREE_SOLDIER2022 (Telegram) channel,
I never thought it would happen,
he said of the Ukrainian attack We conducted a sophisticated operation, as a result of which 102 Russians were captured. We are already thinking in perspective how to make the most of this - to bring our defenders home,
he said on Telegram referring to a possible prisoner swap They captured and cleared a sprawling, concrete and well-fortified company stronghold from all sides - with underground communications and personnel accommodation, a canteen, an armoury and even a bathhouse,
This is the biggest capture of the enemy that has been carried out at one time,
the SBU official was quoted as saying